Vocal Bonus Leaderboard: 02/07/2024

Welcome to this week's edition of the Vocal Leaderboard! We're thrilled to showcase the exceptional talent and creativity that has graced our platform over the past week. Let's dive into the highlights and celebrate the outstanding contributions of our creators.

A reminder of some ground rules we use to formulate the Leaderboard:

The time period of data analyzed for each weekly Leaderboard is collected from 12:00am Wednesday - 11:59pm Tuesday ET each week.

Creators can only win one place in one category on the leaderboard.

Creators cannot win the same category two consecutive weeks.

Creators will win the category that they placed the highest in. However, if the category they placed the highest in is the category they won the previous week, and they placed in another category in a lower place, they will win the category that they did not place in the previous week, in the lower place.

✨ Most Discussed Stories this Week ✨

Here are this week's top stories that have sparked the most comments with their engaged readers.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Paul Stewart - My Beautiful Enigma

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Celia in Underland - A thousand Tiny Paper Cuts.

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Stephanie Hoogstad - The Selkie’s Skin

Honorable Mentions are the stories that had the most comments without being selected as a Top Story. They will each receive a $3 Bonus.

🌟 Honorable Mentions

Hannah Moore - Religion and politics

L.C. Schäfer - My Sex Robot

Lamar Wiggins - The Magician's Concierto

Heather Hubler - snow angels

Dana Crandell - Just Checkin' In

✨ Popular Stories with the Most Likes this Week ✨

These are the stories that captured hearts (literally) and commanded admiration.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Cathy holmes - Postcard From the Grave

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Suze Kay - snake

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Poppy - Poppy’s Prompts | #2

✨ Most Subscribed to Creators this Week ✨

These creators have shown they have what it takes to build a following, attracting the most new subscribers this week.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Dharrsheena Raja Segarran

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Salomé Saffiri

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Steven Christopher McKnight

✨ Most Supportive Commenters this Week ✨

The pillars of our community, these creators excel in uplifting others by leaving the most comments.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): John Cox

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Babs Iverson

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Rachel Deeming

✨ Emerging Creators✨

These creators have joined the platform within the last 90 days and achieved the highest combined likes and comments on their story, showcasing their rapidly growing impact on the community.

🏆 Winners

🥇 First Place ($20 Bonus): Anna - A Strange Dream

🥈 Second Place ($10 Bonus): Proud ViM Productions - Proud Voices in Minor (ViM)

🥉 Third Place ($5 Bonus): Randy Baker - Spellbound

Each winner will receive a well-deserved bonus in their Vocal Wallets within the next 72 hours.

As we conclude another week of remarkable storytelling and community engagement, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners and contributors. Your passion continues to enrich our platform. See you next week! 👋